Teenager pleads guilty to to taking indecent liberties with a minor

May 24, 2012

WILLIAMSBURG -- An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Thursday in Circuit Court to exposing himself to a 4-year-old girl.

Keenan Platz was arrested on April 10 and charged with taking indecent liberties with a child under age 15, a felony. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Nancy Bolash said that while Platz is physically 18 years old, mentally he is younger.

Bolash said the incident occurred March 19 while Platz was hanging out with neighborhood children. She said he and the victim were alone in the victim's family tree house when he exposed himself to her.

The 4-year-old immediately told her mother, who reported the incident to police. Bolash said Platz admitted in an interview with police that he had exposed himself in that instance and talked to the victim about oral sex.

Bolash explained that sentencing guidelines for the crime suggest seven months of jail time, and she said the prosecution would ask for no more than that.